COVID-19(73) Baseball Version NLCS game 3

The Mighty Matts scored again in their final at-bats to win a 2-1 squeaker to take a commanding 3 games to 0 lead in the series.

Matt struck first in the top of the 4th

• George Stone hit Merv Rettenmund and walked Bobby Grich with no on out
• Willie Crawford hit into a 5-4-3 double play, but Rettenmund took 3rd
• Ron Cey singled to score Rettenmund

The Gotham Pauls finally scored in the 7th

• Thurman Munson lead off with a double off Tommy John, only the 3rd hit allowed (also the team's final hit of the day...)
• Ron Blomberg walked 
• Munson moved to third on a deep fly ball from Cleon Jones
• Felix Millan hit one even deeper to left on the next pitch, it stayed in the park, but brought Munson home to tie the score

The score stayed that way until the 10th

• Crawford walked off Ray Sadecki 
• Cey followed with single putting runners, putting runners at the corners
• Sparky Lyle relieved Sadecki and the New Yorkers brought their infield in and it paid off as Steve Garvey bounced back to Lyle who held Crawford at 3rd and got Garvey at first for out number 1
• Al Bumbry came in to pinch-hit for Bob Reynolds and hit a sinking liner to Bobby Murcer in centerfield
• Crawford thought it was going to drop in and took off for home - when Murcer made the catch he had to scramble back and just beat the throw to avoid the double play
• With 2 outs, Davey Lopes put the Matts in front with a single scoring Crawford, but Murcer again made a stellar play throwing out Cey at the plate

Grant Jackson pitched a quick 10th for the save and the 3-0 series lead